Bugwood
1206 Main Street V0J2N0 Smithers, BC, Canada

Did you know that it’s Winter GoByBike day this Friday, February 12?! To make sure that all you cold weather riders stay warm and fuelled throughout the day, cycle on over to Bugwood for a free drip coffee! Just make sure to let our staff know that you biked! Remember to register for @gobybikebc #winterbikebc day for free at: https://gobybikebc.ca... #internationalwinterbiketoworkday #gobybikebc

F O O D PT 4. New month means new @riverside_kitchen food here at Bugwood! Starting off with breakfast, come and grab your morning coffee paired with a new carrot and apple muffin!... Lunch? We’ve got you sorted with the new Mexi Bowl!! Filled with brown rice, beans, lots of pickled veggies, all topped with a lime and garlic dressing. Come and get ‘em before they’re gone! Craving a sweet treat? Try and Lemon Bliss Ball! Filled with dates, walnuts, lemon and poppy seeds, these are the perfect midday treat. And, the delicious Tahini Swirl Brownies are here to stay! *everything is gluten free. everything except the brownie is vegan* #bugwoodcoffee #smithers #smithersbc #coffeeshop #food #yyd #explorebc #organic #localbusiness #glutenfree #vegan

WE’RE HIRING! We have two positions opening up here at Bugwood a part time barista position in the cafe, and a full time production roaster & technician at our Lab location. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 778-640-1180 or drop us an email at [email protected]!... https://www.bugwoodcoffee.com/pages/careers

F O O D PT 3. Ahh, we love new food days with @riverside_kitchen ! Start your day with a blueberry banana muffin and to satisfy your sweet tooth, it’s topped with just a little oat crumble.... Meet your new favourite lunch, the Rainbow Bowl! Rice noodles with lots of veggies, mango, mint, cilantro, peanuts and sesame, all topped with a delicious Sambal peanut sauce. A refreshing start to the new year! We’ve also kept some favourites on for January, the Tahini Swirl Brownie and the peanut butter Power Balls are here to stay!! *everything is gluten-free. everything except for the brownie is vegan* #bugwoodcoffee #smithers #smithersbc #coffeeshop #food #yyd #explorebc #exploresmithers #organic #glutenfree #vegan

F O O D PT 2 A new food drop from @riverside_kitchen is in! Breakfasts this month are holiday themed with the Spiced Apple Parfait. Cinnamon and apples always remind us of the holiday season, and this parfait is the perfect way to start your day!... Lunch is here with the Hercules Bowl! This Greek-themed bowl has green lentils, quinoa, red cabbage, cucumber, tomato, pickled onion and olives. AND falafel, hummus and a tahini garlic dressing! The falafels are definitely a big favourite here! Craving a sweet treat? We’ve got you covered! New for this month is the Tahini Swirl Brownie - a fudgy, gooey brownie with a lil salt sprinkled on top. And the Power Ball, a peanut butter and chocolate ball, perfect for that needed zap of energy! *everything is gluten-free. everything except for the brownie is vegan* #bugwoodcoffee #smithers #smithersbc #coffeeshop #food #yyd #explorebc #exploresmithers #organic #glutenfree #vegan

M E X I C O We are definitely feeling the holiday spirit in our coffees here at Bugwood! This coffee has all the sweetness and spice of cozy baking the warmth of molasses, cinnamon and nutmeg, but also the taste of a golden brown toasted marshmallow. As it cools, it settles out to a red wine, with some dark chocolate on the side. This coffee is sourced from a single farm in Mexico, and is a natural anaerobic process. This means it sits in sealed tanks with no oxygen f...or about 2.5 days to ferment, and then is sun dried for about 25 days. This is the first anaerobic processed coffee we’ve ever had, and it’s such a unique full flavour and body! Mexico Santuario Project Farm: Finca Zaju Location: Guadalupe Zaju, Chiapas Varietal: Sarmaya, H1, H16 Process: Natural Anaerobic Altitude: 1550m What We Taste: Cinnamon, toasted marshmallow, red wine, dark chocolate #singleorigincoffee #mexico #specialtycoffee #coffeeroaster #coffeeroasterdaily #roasterdaily #coffeeculture #coffeecommunity #coffeelove #coffeepeople #coffee #baristahustle #baristamagazine #bugwoodcoffee #bugwood #smithersbc #yyd #explorebc

G R I N D E R S Baratza Encore grinders are back in stock at Main St! These conical burr grinders are amazing and provide consistent grinds anywhere from espresso to a French Press. They’re sleek as heck but compact enough to fit really comfortably in your kitchen.... #baratza #baratzaencore #grinders #coffeegrinders #coffee #brewathome #barista #homebarista #brewbeautifully #brewmethods #coffeeculture #explorebc #yyd #smithersbc

Wear your plaid and come on by Bugwood on Friday!!

E T H I O P I A As we approach the holiday season, this coffee is here to add some extra sweetness into our lives. For us, this coffee is like blueberries coated in dark chocolate. A very tasty, full sweetness with no acidity that we can find! It’s a very creamy body, and leaves you with a lingering taste of chocolate. This coffee is also very unique, as it is a natural/honey hybrid process, which brings out those very crisp and fruity flavours. It’s not something we o...ften have coming through our doors, so we are looking forward to sharing it with you. Koke Honey Hybrid Micro-Lot Location: Yirgacheffe Varietal: Heirloom Process: Natural/Honey Hybrid Altitude: 1800m What We Taste: Blueberries, Raspberries, Honey, Dark Chocolate #singleorigincoffee #africa #ethiopia #yirgacheffe #specialtycoffee #coffeeroaster #coffeeroasterdaily #roasterdaily #coffeeculture #coffeecommunity #coffeelove #coffeepeople #coffee #baristahustle #baristamagazine #bugwoodcoffee #bugwood #smithersbc #yyd #explorebc

Over the course of Covid, we made the opportunity to reach out and connect with many of our Chamber Members. Check out this highlight video that shares the lead...ership, wisdom, thoughts, feelings and experience of some of our business community in such a unique time. Riverside Kitchen Co. Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society Taylor Bachrach Bugwood Gladys Atrill - Smithers Town Councillor Local Supply Company Aspen Inn and Riverhouse Restaurant and Lounge Smithers Brewing Co. Nathan Cullen Mark DeHoog The Moose Community Futures Nadina Many thanks to Camus Photography for supporting and assisting to make this video reflection possible. Also, thank you to the Proton Foundation for providing financial support. Please share and reach out if you'd like to be featured in future clips! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdiTH3LlbgY

ICED COFFEE @ HOME We've been really into our bright and juicy coffees over here, especially on these beautiful and sunny days. If you’re looking for a way to switch things up at home and cool off with us here’s a little iced V60 recipe our roaster Julianput together for you to try at home. Coffee weight - 35g... Grind size - Medium/Fine Brew water - 300g (boiled ~ 97C) Ice - 200g Brew time - 3:00-3:30 *GUIDE* Weigh out 35g of coffee Grind on a medium-fine grind size Fold & rinse paper paper into a separate vessel Place V60 onto vessel containing 200g of ice Add 35g of ground coffee Pour 70g of boiled ~ 97C filtered water Gently stir the bed of coffee grounds with a small spoon to ensure they are all saturated Leave to bloom for 45 seconds Slowly pour 230g of water in a circular motion until reaching 300g Stir back and forth, and left to right Aim for a finish time around 3:00-3:30 Give the vessel you brewed into a little stir with the ice Serve and enjoy *TIPS* Adding more coffee to the brew ratio keeps the strength of the coffee to prevent too much dilution from the ice. Use coffees with higher acidity (like our Papua New Guinean) as acidity adds a refreshing element and brighter notes to your cold coffee. #icedcoffee #icedcoffeeseason #icedcoffeelover #brewmethods #thirdwavecoffee #homebarista #coffeerecipes #morningcoffee #specialtycofferroaster #coffeebrew #coffeebrewing #stayhome #coffeebrewing #homebrewing #homebrew #brewathome #perfectcoffeeathome #bugwoodcoffee #coffeetime #smithers #smithersbc #coffeelover #coffeeshop #specialitycoffee #coffeeculture

What's the deal with all these different coffees? Great question. We're always rotating our brewed coffee options with the exception of offering our Dark Roast - Contract Coffee, every day of the week. This gives us the chance to put a new coffee in your hands any given day of the week. What we want to do is give you the option to try something new. Say you've always wanted to try our Kenyan coffee at home but just aren't sure and always fall back on our tried and true, and y...our favourite... Sweet Morning. We don't blame you - it's delicious. However, if you are feeling adventurous and want to flex those taste buds a bit, feel free to ask us for a taste of whatever we have brewed prior to your order or purchase! Perhaps then, you'll have the opportunity to give that Kenyan coffee a try. We work on sourcing coffees from around the world and want to share them with you. The specialty coffee world has a lot to offer, everything from the extroverted coffees that beg to be heard, want to be seen, the fruity ones, the light and bright of the bunch. To the nutty, milk chocolate and warm hug of a well balanced, introverted one of the group for that comfortable cup at home. Next time you stop in for your cup of coffee and you want to give something new a try let us know and we'll happily share whatever we have brewed for the day.

N E W C O F F E E We're super excited for these. Not one, not two, but three NEW coffees. Okay, okay, maybe two NEW coffees as some of you might remember the Indonesian coffee from Flores, more commonly known as "The Green Dragon" to the Bugwood community. Yes Komodo Dragons live there and there are volcanoes, this coffee is great as it has a nice full bodied, juicy quality to it with a touch of spice.... In addition to the returning favourite, we have two very different, and very exciting coffees from incredibly special places in the world. First up - we got our hands on a rare lot of Peaberry coffee from the Murang'a region of Kenya grown in volcanic soils. This coffee is bright, complex, very berry like, sweet and so delicious. Secondly - Papua New Guinea a neighbouring country to Indonesia that is often overlooked when it comes to producing coffee. This coffee is grown in the Eastern Highlands which is unique as it is a single set of mountains that spans the whole country. These coffees are known to be buttery with great sweetness and truly enjoyable complexities. #singleorigincoffee #indonesia #kenya #papuanewguinea #specialtycoffee #coffeeroaster #coffeeroasterdaily #roasterdaily #coffeeculture #coffeecommunity #coffeelove #coffeepeople #coffee #baristahustle #baristamagazine #bugwoodcoffee #bugwood #smithersbc #yyd #explorebc

SAFE MEASURES & GOOD COFFEE Just in case you missed it, we’re coming back! Open for take away only. 9am to 1:30pm, Monday to Friday... for now.... We’ve been working hard over the last week to put measures in place, so that we can start safely and responsibly opening up our little windows as of today. As always, the safety of you our community and our staff is of upmost importance to us. Please do your part in following the guidance of our posted signage and direction at Main Street so we can serve everyone quickly, effeciently, and effectively. We’ll be sharing further updates here as we work through the day to day changes as necessary. We look forward to seeing everyone soon. Bugwood. #staysafe #staykind #smithers #smithersbc #coffeeroaster #loveyourcoffee #lovelocal #local #coffeeculture #coffeecommunity #coffeepeople #coffeelove #baristahustle #baristamagazine #explorebc #yyd #travelnorthernbc

Hey Smithers, it's been awhile, but it's not much longer now... We've been working on some things that we can't wait to share with you and our community. But for now, you'll have to stay tuned for the details, more soon we promise! In the meantime, we just had a big production day yesterday roasting some of our favourite coffees and we'd love to share them with you, so for now you're more than welcome to pay us a visit at our Coffee Roaster here in Smithers to get ahold of yo...ur favourite coffee in the meantime. We're here, behind Napa and All West glass @ 3439 Fulton Ave, until Friday this week from 8:30am to 4:30pm and are happy to provide you with brewing equipment needs and some freshly roasted coffee. We're in a brown tin building with a red tin roof and our entrance is in the alley! If you have any questions, orders you want to place, or just want to say hey - feel free to reach out to us here or email: [email protected] - if you're not in Smithers, you can always check us out online via the link in our bio, we ship across Canada! We'll see you all, soon... Much love Bugwood Coffee

Hey all, we hope that everyone is staying safe, healthy, and remaining kind to themselves and to one another as we continue to navigate the days ahead. One of our favourite ways to slow down and show some kindness to ourselves as individuals, is of course with a delicious cup of coffee, which can also be shared with loved ones and those you're home with right now. We are going to be paying a little more attention to our morning rituals coming this weekend as Good Friday and E...aster Monday approach. We've been working hard on some really cool stuff while our cafe has been closed and are looking forward to sharing these things with you in the very near future, so stay tuned, but amidst this too - we're going to take a bit of a break as well. This being said, we're still set up in our Coffee Lab/ Roastery @ 3439 Fulton Ave. in Smithers for whole bean coffee purchases and any brewing equipment that you may need. We'll be here from Monday April 6th to Thursday April 9th from 9am to around 4:30pm. So be sure to stop by for all your coffee and home brewing needs before then! We'll be back in our Coffee Lab/ Roastery on Tuesday April 14th to pick up where we left off. If you have any questions ahead of time, are looking for something in particular, or would like to order ahead of time, feel free to send us a direct message here - email: [email protected] - or call: 778-210-1084 and we'll be happy to help out! If you're not in Smithers, and you're still after some of that beautiful Bugwood Coffee, hit the link in our bio and you can get your hands on some of our coffee, shipped via Canada Post, right to your door. Stay safe, stay kind, and stay home. Much love, @bugwoodcoffee #staysafe #staykind #stayhome

While we have taken every step possible to eliminate the spread of germs at our cafe, we know that many of you may feel the need these days to sip on your favourite Bugwood Coffee at home. Currently, we are offering the option to purchase our beans online, and pick-up directly from our roastery, in Smithers. If you would like to order some beans for home and ahead of time, and don't want to do it online, please send us an email at [email protected]... We do have a small retail space set up at our Coffee Lab and Roastery at this time and will be here from 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday for coffee, brewing equipment, and other brewing accessories - contactless payment only please - for your safety and ours! For those who are not local and still want to get their hands on Coffee, we are still able to ship within Canada via Canada Post. Check the link in our bio to shop for your favourite Bugwood Coffee at home. As we continue to roast and prepare coffee we can and will do everything to keep you caffeinated and safe in every way possible. If you have any questions please feel free to DM us or reach out via e-mail. Stay healthy, stay safe, stay awesome.

As we continue to navigate the time and place we are in as a community, we wanted to make sure that during this time, you're still able to enjoy some amazing Coffee at home. We encourage you to reach out to us so we can help you get ahold of some whole bean coffee for your home brewing pleasure. We're currently here as of today Friday, March 20th until 4:30pm.... Looking forward to next week we will be available for retail coffee bag sales as well as potentially other items of coffee necessity - things like filters - Aeropress - Chemex and so on. Starting Monday, March 23rd we'll be in our Coffee Lab Monday through Friday from 10am - 4pm and will be able to sell you whole bean coffee and these other retail items. We will not be offering any coffee service other than retail. We will also not be accepting any cash for purchasing. Let us know if you have any questions here, via direct message, or by emailing: [email protected]. Stay healthy. Much love, Bugwood.